Natasha Self

Aid Work & Travel Writing

Portfolio

Article in The Jewish Socialist Issue 73 Spring 2020 on a UK speaking tour with Laila Hasan from a Palestinian embroidery co-operative.

Article for The Independent on British complicity in Palestine and stakes for Palestine in an upcoming general election: After a century of complicity in war crimes against Palestinians, will this election make any difference?

In 2018 I spent three months working as a reporter in Palestine’s West Bank. I wrote news and features for the site Palestine Monitoravailable here.

I worked as Head of Media and Communications and later Manager for London-based NGO Palestine Community Foundation. We published four print magazines called Palestine Voice.

I have a year and a half’s experience working as Marketing Executive for adventure travel company Wild Frontiers.

I’ve also been commissioned on a freelance basis to do communications and marketing for the following individuals or organisations:

Andy Regan | Blow and BubblesBouteco | The Felix ProjectThe Forgiveness Project | Gerard Kelly & PartnersJuliet Kinsman | My Hotels | The Nomad Cinema | The Pilgrmposhrob | safeline | Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel

I have detailed some examples of my work below. For details of my full work and voluntary experience, please refer to LinkedIn.

If you’d like to get in touch for a work query, please email tash@natashaself.com

Portfolio

Travel

🌍 Here is an example email newsletter, sent to 27,000+ clients with open rates reaching 20%.

🌍 Produced write-ups of Bouteco travel talks at Electric and Shoreditch House

🌍 Alternative City Guides: Tbilisi, Addis Ababa and Tehran.

🌍 Created the brief for and worked with a graphic designer to create this Infographic [Breakfast around the World].

🌍 Shot all footage for this promotional video on Colombia and worked with video producers on editing.

Charity

What Can Victims of Sexual Abuse Expect In Court? for safeline

Human Trafficking in Nigeria for aid and advocacy NGO HART

Infographic for World Food Day 2015 for aid and advocacy NGO HART

Other

Articles for Gerard Kelly and Partners, Education PR and Comms such as The Virtual Milk Round or Digital Campus Tours

Regular contributor and editor at Park-Life Blog. A popular blog celebrating the Kensal Rise area of North West London.

Website currently offline but I have made some articles available below:

Review of play at The Tricycle Theatre, Water

The Lexi Cinema renovation and bar launch

Notting Hill Carnival 2011: What to Expect

Key Research for Grove Magazine article on inspirational figures

Contributor to The Mancunion, the U.K.’s largest student newspaper.

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